Case Report

Volume: 5 | Issue: 1 | Published: Jan 20, 2021 | Pages: 12 - 15 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/173-1590416616

Pulmonary cystic echinococcosis in a farm worker - do not biopsy the benign nodule

Authors: Avinash Aujayeb , Karl Jackson , Parag Narkhede

Article Info

Authors

Avinash Aujayeb

Respiratory and Acute Medicine Consultant, Northumbria HealthCare NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Karl Jackson

Pleural Fellow, Northumbria HealthCare NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Parag Narkhede

Radiology Consultant, Northumbria HealthCare NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Publication History

Received: May 30, 2020

Revised: September 26, 2020

Accepted: September 26, 2020

Published: January 20, 2021

Abstract

Background: Pulmonary hydatid cystic disease or pulmonary cystic echinococcosis is caused by the tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. The cysts are usually incidental findings of well-defined round lesions on chest radiographs or on a computer tomography which can rupture and cause symptoms. Case Presentation: This case report presents a complicated clinical course of pulmonary hydatid cystic disease in a 50-year-old farm worker, in whom the diagnosis was not initially thought of. Conclusion: The discussion highlights the importance of considering this disease in the differential diagnosis of any pulmonary cystic lesion, as significant complications arose because of the investigations performed.

Keywords: Nodule, cystic echinococcosis, hydatid lung disease, case report, green

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Avinash Aujayeb, Karl Jackson, Parag Narkhede. Pulmonary cystic echinococcosis in a farm worker - do not biopsy the benign nodule. EJMCR. 2021; 20 (January 2021): 12-15. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1590416616

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Avinash Aujayeb, Karl Jackson, Parag Narkhede. Pulmonary cystic echinococcosis in a farm worker - do not biopsy the benign nodule. https://ejmcr.com/articles/1115 [Access: December 25, 2024]. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1590416616

AMA (American Medical Association) Style

Avinash Aujayeb, Karl Jackson, Parag Narkhede. Pulmonary cystic echinococcosis in a farm worker - do not biopsy the benign nodule. EJMCR. 2021; 20 (January 2021): 12-15. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1590416616

Vancouver/ICMJE Style

Avinash Aujayeb, Karl Jackson, Parag Narkhede. Pulmonary cystic echinococcosis in a farm worker - do not biopsy the benign nodule. EJMCR. (2021), [cited December 25, 2024]; 20 (January 2021): 12-15. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1590416616

Harvard Style

Avinash Aujayeb, Karl Jackson, Parag Narkhede (2021) Pulmonary cystic echinococcosis in a farm worker - do not biopsy the benign nodule. EJMCR, 20 (January 2021): 12-15. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1590416616

Chicago Style

Avinash Aujayeb, Karl Jackson, Parag Narkhede. "Pulmonary cystic echinococcosis in a farm worker - do not biopsy the benign nodule." 20 (2021), 12-15. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1590416616

MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Avinash Aujayeb, Karl Jackson, Parag Narkhede. "Pulmonary cystic echinococcosis in a farm worker - do not biopsy the benign nodule." 20.January 2021 (2021), 12-15. Print. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1590416616

APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Avinash Aujayeb, Karl Jackson, Parag Narkhede (2021) Pulmonary cystic echinococcosis in a farm worker - do not biopsy the benign nodule. , 20 (January 2021), 12-15. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/173-1590416616